as in teenager
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Recent Examples of tween
The retailer designed the new brand, which will debut with 65 clothing, footwear and accessory items for tween girls and boys, with most products under $15.
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Melissa Repko, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Cyrus’s voice sounded different back then—as all tween voices do.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 5 June 2025
But would Epic Universe—home to Dark Universe, SUPER NINTENDO WORLD, How to Train Your Dragon: Isle of Berk, Celestial Park, and the Ministry of Magic—be age-appropriate for my littlest as well as my tween?
—Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 3 June 2025
Reasoning about this kind of bias can be difficult well through the tween years, but research suggests scaffolding can help.
—Evan Orticio, Scientific American, 2 June 2025
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Melissa Repko, CNBC, 6 June 2025
Cyrus’s voice sounded different back then—as all tween voices do.
—Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 5 June 2025
But would Epic Universe—home to Dark Universe, SUPER NINTENDO WORLD, How to Train Your Dragon: Isle of Berk, Celestial Park, and the Ministry of Magic—be age-appropriate for my littlest as well as my tween?
—Kimberly Zapata, Parents, 3 June 2025
Reasoning about this kind of bias can be difficult well through the tween years, but research suggests scaffolding can help.
—Evan Orticio, Scientific American, 2 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for tween
Noun
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The two first met when Winkler was touring the country as a member of the Happy Days cast and Matlin was just a teenager with big dreams.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
18 June 2025
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The average teenager in the U.S. spends nearly five hours per day on social media, according to a 2023 Gallup poll; those who spend more than three hours on it daily have double the risk of depression and anxiety.—
Charlotte Alter,
Time,
18 June 2025
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My kids officially gained a new best friend, and he's gained a whole new life.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 June 2025
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The presence of a 37-year-old who brought the tenacity of a champion to the lineup and the joy of a kid to the dressing room.—
Chris Johnston,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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Now, adolescents and adults who have not been previously vaccinated receive only one shot, and myocarditis no longer shows up in the data, O'Leary said, referring to the CDC's Vaccine Safety Datalink.—
Jackie Fortiér,
NPR,
13 June 2025
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The study also focused only on children and adolescents.—
Jackie Fortiér,
CNN Money,
13 June 2025
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But a lack of clarity is to be expected from this group of youngsters.—
Josh Robbins,
New York Times,
17 June 2025
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Adding to the excitement: these youngsters are supported by the Paramount’s professional design and technical staff, and will perform in full custom on its historic stage.—
Denise Crosby,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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Lundes went from juvenile camp to juvenile camp and then to the California Youth Authority, the ineffective and poorly run state system that has since been shut down.—
Ivan Kashinsky,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2025
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The budget contains five new projects, though: a sheriff’s station in Ramona, new electric vehicle charging stations for county vehicles, a 16-bed crisis center for youths, a facility for juveniles incarcerated for short periods of time and a training tower for county fire personnel.—
Lucas Robinson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 June 2025
Noun
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Gabriel Byrne shows up as a nasty villain known as the Chancellor, who has kidnaped the adorable moppet Ella (Ava Joyce McCarthy) and whisked her off to a bucolic Alpine village where a society of ruthless killers are able to raise, and train, their children in peace.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
6 June 2025
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The Girl with the Needle portrays that girl as a blonde moppet named Erena (Avo Knox Martin) to whom Karoline becomes a surrogate mother.—
Esther Zuckerman,
TIME,
6 Dec. 2024
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Double duty For maximalists, those with twins, more than one kiddo sharing a room, or simply those vying for ample drawer storage, 6-drawer dressers are a great option to investigate.—
Briana Feigon,
Architectural Digest,
19 June 2025
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These lists can serve as inspiration for expecting 2025 parents, but some use this roundup as a guide for what not to name their future offspring, as to avoid having 10 different Isabella’s in their kiddo’s Kindergarten class.—
Sophie Liza Cannon,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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Millions could be thought of as a kiddie version of Shallow Grave, except things don’t go so dark (and there’s a much happier ending).—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
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But other sources say Disney just outbid Netflix, fostering their already strong kiddie portfolio of Bluey, Mickey Mouse Clubhouse, and old episodes of Disneyland narrated by former nazis.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
26 May 2025
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“Tween.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/tween. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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